Wildlife Map Reveals Conservation Concerns
By producing detailed maps on the distribution of the world's reptiles, an international team of scientists has completed the 'atlas of life', the first global review and map of every vertebrate species on Earth.
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Cranes in Britain
It is our tallest breeding bird and its majestic appearance ensured that it frequently featured in art, mythology and legends.
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Dwarf Sperm Whale Spotted in UK for the First Time
Little is known about the whales because they usually live in deep waters, where they feed from the sea floor, so sightings are rare.
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Tiger Habitat Flushed Away
Of the approximately 130,000km2 remaining habitat for tigers, only one third has some sort of protection from development and logging, but it seems that even in protected areas habitat destruction continues.
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Elephants vs Humans: Solving the Conflict
Elephants can raid crops, damage water supplies, demolish homes and grain stores, and even kill or injure people and their livestock. People often retaliate in an effort to protect themselves and their livelihoods, by resorting to extreme measure such as poisoning and shooting elephants.
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Rewilding: Lynx and Livestock in the UK.
Attacks by lynx on sheep, particularly lambs, are known from across Europe and it seems inevitable that lynx would kill sheep here in Scotland. It is important however to put this in perspective.
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